Given name
Meleta
“as sweet as honey”
Meleta is a variant of Melina. One Greek interpretation is “as sweet as honey.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Meleta is a variant of Melina. One Greek interpretation is “as sweet as honey.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Meleta is a variant of Melina. An origin associated with Melina is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Meleta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 0 boys · 17 girls
- Most popular year
- 1952
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1963. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 101 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Meleta’s family of names
Meleta has a related form in Melina. In Greek usage, Meleta is a transliteration of Μελέτα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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